February 2019
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Imperialist intervention in Venezuela: UPDATE 6
The world imperialism is intensifying its interventionist activities around Venezuela while resistance to it is strengthening in different areas. The following update prepared based on media reports present the following information: Continue reading
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A Simple Translation of Anglo-European Russophobia Over Africa By Phil Butler
The Anglo-European monopolization of Africa as a cash cow may soon be at an end. Until then, however, Africans will have to stomach the never-ending distortions of truth, on top of watching their legacy evaporate like a mirage over the sands of the Sahara. I’ve covered the disinformation on neo-colonialism many times, but today I… Continue reading
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Why Venezuela’s People Are Suffering By Eric Zuesse
The case that will be documented here is that Venezuela’s people are suffering from a tragic national situation which actually cannot be reversed by anything that’s within the power of Venezuela’s Government to do or to block. In order to understand this very unfortunate reality (if one wants to understand it), one must first understand… Continue reading
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BBC and Venezuela: bias and lies
A coup attempt is in full-swing in Venezuela, orchestrated from Washington. As ever, supposedly ‘objective’ media outlets such as the BBC are softening up public opinion for this imperialist intervention. Continue reading
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Racism And The Fight Over Venezuela
The U.S. coup attempt in Venezuela is not only about oil and general U.S. imperialism. It is attempt to bring a specific type of people back into power. The same type of people that rule in Washington DC. Continue reading
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How the people could really govern By Terry Bell
The people shall govern. So says the Freedom Charter. And so they do, says the ANC along with all the parties represented in parliament. But this is a lie. And awareness of this fact is what has caused such widespread disillusionment with mainstream politics and political parties. In our party list electoral system this is… Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 10 February 2019
10 February 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting. Venezuela and disaster capitalism http://links.org.au/venezuela-disaster-capitalism Venezuela defines the future of the region http://links.org.au/venezuela-defines-future-latin-america Continue reading
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What the Press Hides From You About Venezuela by Eric Zuesse
This news-report is being submitted to all U.S. and allied news-media, and is being published by all honest ones, in order to inform you of crucial facts that the others — the dishonest ones, who hide such crucial facts — are hiding about Venezuela. These are facts that have received coverage only in one single… Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 8-9 February 2019
9 February 2019 16:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting. Former British Foreign Secretary William Hague Attacks Corbyn on Venezuela, Exposes Barbarism of Regime Change Policy https://www.globalresearch.ca/former-british-foreign-secretary-william-hague-attacks-corbyn-on-venezuela-exposes-barbarism-of-regime-change-policy/5668063 An Open Letter to the People of the United States from President Nicolas Maduro https://www.globalresearch.ca/an-open-letter-to-the-people-of-theunited-states-from-president-nicolas-maduro/5668092 Continue reading
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Amazon Facial Rekognition App Sets Off Alarm Bells by Alexander Rubinstein
Jeff Bezos’ ties to the national security state through Amazon Web Services are formidable, but the triple-digit billionaire’s furnishing of surveillance tools to the police state are no less disturbing. Continue reading
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Corbyn leadership bows before Blairite’s anti-Semitism witch-hunt By Robert Stevens
Labour’s Blairite right-wing has doubled down on its smear campaign against party leader Jeremy Corbyn and his supporters, citing bogus claims of widespread anti-Semitism on “the left.” Continue reading
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Venezuela as the pivot for New Internationalism?
There is a great deal of controversy about the true shape of the Venezuelan economy and whether Hugo Chavez’ and Nicholas Maduro’s reform and policies were crucial for the people of Venezuela or whether they were completely misguided and precipitated the current crises. Continue reading
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Britain and the Iranian Revolution: Arms & Secret Deals By Mark Curtis
While Iran now poses the biggest challenge to Western power in the Middle East, British relations with Islamic Iran were not always so antagonistic. Britain dropped its support for the Shah before the 1979 revolution, seeking to ingratiate itself with Iranian opposition forces led by Khomeini. Once his regime was in power, Whitehall went so… Continue reading
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Smeared Labour candidate fights back By Asa Winstanley
Local party members are resisting a decision by Labour’s ruling body to bar a pro-Jeremy Corbyn activist from standing for Parliament, after false allegations of anti-Semitism were leveled against her. Continue reading
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SONA 2019: Mbeki without the poetry By Terry Bell
South Africa is again in the midst of that five-yearly cycle when politicians make extravagant promises that, on even cursory examination, ignore reality. And that does not even mean looking ahead to the consequences of the fourth industrial revolution that the world has already embarked on. Continue reading
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Why I Hope Maduro Wins And North Korea Keeps Its Nukes by Caitlin Johnstone
A second summit meeting for the US and North Korea is reportedly scheduled to take place in Vietnam at the end of the month. Expert opinions on where these negotiations are headed range from the insightful to the incredibly naive, with mainstream media consumers consistently finding themselves in the latter category. Trump supporters believe their… Continue reading
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Imperialist intervention in Venezuela: UPDATE 5
People are strengthening resistance to imperialist intervention in Venezuela while imperialists’ design is being exposed. A roundup of events. Continue reading
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William Hague Attacks Corbyn on Venezuela, Exposes Barbarism of Regime Change Policy By Nina Cross
The rhetoric of the establishment media and political class in their attempt to vilify the mildest dissent from Jeremy Corbyn is shocking, not because it is unexpected, but because it is now apparently normal to break international law and plot to overthrow a government. In fact it’s the done thing if Corbyn just hints disapproval.… Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 8 February 2019
8 February 2019 17:56 — The New Dark Age Due to cross-posting there may be some duplication Geo-Political Realignments Over Venezuela https://williambowles.info/2019/02/08/geo-political-realignments-over-venezuela/ The quiet coup that could devastate human rights in Guatemala https://www.opendemocracy.net/david-mattingly/quiet-coup-that-could-devastate-human-rights-in-guatemala Continue reading
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Geo-Political Realignments Over Venezuela
On the heels of the hard-line anti-Maduro Lima Group meeting in Ottawa, countries favoring a negotiated solution, including Uruguay, Mexico, and Bolivia, met in Montevideo on Thursday. The final declaration, however, compromises Venezuela’s sovereignty, according to Bolivia. We discuss the outcome with Miguel Tinker Salas and Greg Wilpert Continue reading
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